Father In You Lyrics - Mary J. Blige

1 Can I talk to you, baby

2 When I was a little girl

3 I didn't have a father

4 And that's why I'm leaning on you..

5 When I was a baby

6 I didn't get a hug from daddy

7 That's why I need a hug from you..

8 Ohh, It's not easy and

9 I thank you for putting up with me

10 When you don't have a daddy's love

11 To say that you...

12 To say that I'm your little girl

13 (Are his little girl, Oh why didn't you love me)

14 And give you the love..(I need love yeah yeah yeah)

15 you really deserve (And i believe I deserve it And that's why

16 That's why I need, The father in you

17 (I need the father in you, baby)

18 That's why I need, (Please don't hurt me please)

19 The father in you

20 That's why I need (Oh that's why)

21 The father in you (Really need you)

22 That's why I need (Please be true)

23 The father in you

24 Oh, things got bad, to the point

25 Where mommy couldn't hold us down

26 And that's when it hurt me so much

27 To see her, To see her cry

28 (Oh don't cry, momma don't cry momma)

29 Each and every night

30 (We're gonna be alright that's what I used to say)

31 I said that some day

32 That I would try to take his place

33 But it was too hard;

34 It was so hard trying to be a man and a woman

35 And that's why I need the father in you

36 That's why I need, (oh I needed)

37 The father in you, (I put my trust on you)

38 That's why I need, (Please don't let me domn)

39 The father in you.

40 That's why I need,

41 The father in you (I need the father in you)

42 That's why I need (Hold my hand)

43 The father in you

44 Because we never had one at home

45 (No No No) As a little girl...

46 So I understand, why daddy couldn't be there

47 Cause it's so obvious nobody taught him, how to be father to me

48 Oh and I'm not sayin this

49 to reminisce on the past

50 I'm just saying this to make you understand, That I needed a father

51 And this is my problem

52 This is why I couldn't keep no one

53 This is why I couldn't stay alone

54 I was so scared alone

55 Every woman needs a man

56 And I don't think she understands

57 That she really needs a father

58 The father in you, my brother

59 She really needed the father

60 The father in you.

61 When your wife is speaking fellas

62 Pay attention,Yeah,don't ignore her

63 No,no,no I really need the father in you.